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| How does the Senate end a filibuster? |
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| How old do you have to be to run for California assembly or senate? |
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| How many years do you serve in the California Senate? |
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| How long for the assembly? |
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| What was the subject of Prop 140? |
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| How many members in the California State Assembly? |
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| How many members in the California State Senate? |
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| Did people think that a weak executive branch was okay?P |
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| What power does the president share with the Senate? |
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| What president refereed the the presidency as a bully pulpit? |
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| Who is the newest member of the Supreme Court? |
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| How long is the governors terms? |
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| Why does Congress pass vague laws? |
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| So bureaucrats can pass laws that congress doesn't |
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| attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length by offering numerous motions |
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| group of legislators in the House and Senate that deliberate on bills or other measures and make recommendations |
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| a permanent body within congress that evaluates proposals within its jurisdiction |
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| a unit of a congressional committee that handles a very specific area of policy and legislation |
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| any session of Congress that occurs after a national election and before the new Congress has convened |
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| the procedure used by the Senate to place a time limit on the debate on a bill or other matter, this requires three fifths of the full Senate, 60 votes |
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| a legislative measure attached to a bill that often has little substantive relation to it |
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| When the House and Senate by two thirds votes approve a bill over the presidents veto |
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| when the president refuses to sign a bill within 10 days of Congress passing it and Congress has adjourned. |
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| when two or more legislators trade votes for each others proposals or for favors |
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| benefits localities without serving the national interest |
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| a provision of a spending bill that set aside funds for a specific purpose in a district or state |
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| When the House or Senate sends a bill to a committee for consideration |
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| a measure in one house that is similar to a bill in the other |
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| a resolution passed by the House and the Senate |
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| a resolution passed by both the House and Senate that expresses the sentiment of Congress |
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| a resolution passed by the House or Senate that usually addresses a matter affecting only one house |
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| the process by which a committee or subcommittee proposes changes to a bill |
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| a rule governing debate in the House that allows any amendments to be considered |
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| a rule governing debate in the House that prohibits amendments |
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| assistance to constituents in their dealings with federal agencies |
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| The presidents formal advisers |
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| Secretary of Homeland Security? |
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| What is different about California's executive branch and the Federal government executive branch? |
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| The California executive branch is much more fragmented and officials are elected not appointed |
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| a government in which the elected officials have delegated much of their authority to bureaucrats |
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| What does the Constitution guarantee defendants? |
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| What determines the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court? |
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| Power of the court to strike down a law on federal or state level |
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| the authority of a court to hear a case taken directly to it |
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| The authority of a court to review a decision reached by a lower court |
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| an order from a court to an officer of the government or to a lower court requiring the performance of some duty |
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| 4 of 9 justices must vote to hear a case |
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| a request by the losing side in a case decided by a federal appeals court or state court to have the US Supreme Court review and overturn the decision |
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| Courts allow legal experts to file briefs |
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| Who is the Chief Justice? |
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| Presidents orders federal agencies to do something |
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| Temporary appointment when congress is in recess |
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| tests the political ideology of a nominee |
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| Gives the president the right to hide things from Congress |
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